Michael Cox

Michael Cox, 32, of 460 W. 16th St., Chicago Heights was charged Sunday with possession of cocaine, driving on a suspended license and possession of drug paraphernalia after he was stopped in the 4500 block of Lincoln Highway.

(Reuters) - Oregon, a state that fully embraced the Affordable Care Act, is enduring one of the rockiest rollouts of President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law, with an inoperative online exchange that has yet to enroll a single subscriber, requiring thousands to apply on paper instead. Unlike most other states, Oregon set an ambitious course to make its insurance exchange, dubbed Cover Oregon, an "all-in-one" website for every individual seeking...

AMHERST, Mass. -- Former Notre Dame wide receiver Deion Walker has transferred to the University of Massachusetts. Walker, who was a redshirt as a true freshman in 2008, will be eligible to play for the school this season, using his fifth year of eligibility. "We are very excited about having Deion join us for the upcoming season," said Minutemen head coach Charley Molnar. "Having worked with Deion at Notre Dame, he is a terrific person and will make the most of this opportunity.

AMHERST, Mass. -- Former Notre Dame wide receiver Deion Walker has transferred to the University of Massachusetts. Walker, who was a redshirt as a true freshman in 2008, will be eligible to play for the school this season, using his fifth year of eligibility. "We are very excited about having Deion join us for the upcoming season," said Minutemen head coach Charley Molnar. "Having worked with Deion at Notre Dame, he is a terrific person and will make the most of this opportunity.

Foggy London streets, baronial manors, scholarly vicars, tea by the fire: There's nothing quite like a fat Victorian novel as the days get shorter. The real ones, of course, inhabit a very particular moral universe, where good guys finish first and sex is tucked away between the lines or banished beyond the wedding in the final chapter. Edward Glapthorn, as the narrator of the latest neo-Victorian melodrama calls himself, has a taste for prostitutes, but he describes his...

Two more police officers have been fired after being accused of beating a black undercover officer mistaken for a murder suspect. Officers Ian Daley and David Williams allegedly took part in the 1995 beating of Michael Cox, although they never faced criminal charges in the case. Cox was working undercover in the Roxbury neighborhood when he allegedly was mistaken for a murder suspect during a foot chase and beaten severely. Cox has said he was pursuing a suspect scaling a...

Lightning delayed the start of Saturday's Class 6A state quarterfinal game between East St. Louis Senior and host Sandburg, but it only put off the inevitable. East St. Louis` powerful offense, battling the rain, a muddy field and a tough Sandburg defense, escaped from Orland Park with a 13-0 victory. The Flyers` 38th consecutive triumph puts them in next Saturday's semifinals against Buffalo Grove (9-3). "The fans didn`t see the explosion, that's for sure," East St. Louis coach...

For Buffalo Grove football coach Grant Blaney, his team's 33-7 loss to the fabled Flyers of East St. Louis was just a case of numbers. "There should be a separate class for them," he said. "Last year when they beat us, I said they might be Class 7A. This year they`re even better. Class 8A." Trouble is, the Flyers are playing with the mere mortals of Class 6A, and Saturday afternoon in Parsons Field, coach Bob Shannon's crew pulled out another routinely impressive triumph to move into next...

Two more police officers have been fired after being accused of beating a black undercover officer mistaken for a murder suspect. Officers Ian Daley and David Williams allegedly took part in the 1995 beating of Michael Cox, although they never faced criminal charges in the case. Cox was working undercover in the Roxbury neighborhood when he allegedly was mistaken for a murder suspect during a foot chase and beaten severely. Cox has said he was pursuing a suspect scaling a...

Foggy London streets, baronial manors, scholarly vicars, tea by the fire: There's nothing quite like a fat Victorian novel as the days get shorter. The real ones, of course, inhabit a very particular moral universe, where good guys finish first and sex is tucked away between the lines or banished beyond the wedding in the final chapter. Edward Glapthorn, as the narrator of the latest neo-Victorian melodrama calls himself, has a taste for prostitutes, but he describes his...

Michael Cox, 32, of 460 W. 16th St., Chicago Heights was charged Sunday with possession of cocaine, driving on a suspended license and possession of drug paraphernalia after he was stopped in the 4500 block of Lincoln Highway.

East St. Louis Senior High School began its regular season with a 55-3 victory over Marshall and finished with a 76-0 conquest of Collinsville. In between, the Flyers took various routes to rout seven other helpless opponents. The storyline hasn`t changed much in the Class 6A state playoffs. East St. Louis demoralized Danville 44-0 and lambasted Lockport 58-12 before Saturday's 13-0 quarterfinal victory over Sandburg in Orland Park. The Flyers, Class 6A champions in 1983 and `84, have won 38 straight...

Mark Michael Cox, 52, died Thursday in his Hinsdale home. A native of Indianapolis, Mr. Cox was a vice president of the Oak Brook executive search firm Witt Kieffer Ford Hadelman & Lloyd. Survivors include his wife, Rhonda; two daughters, Marnie Allen and Elizabeth; a son, Chris; a grandson; his parents, Mark and Jean; and a sister. Visitation will be from 2 to 7 p.m. Sunday in the Elliston Funeral Home, 60 S. Grant St., Hinsdale. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Christ Church of Oak Brook, 31st Street and...